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Cylinder Sealabout 3300-2900 B.C.

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Small dark stone cylindrical bead with raised disc rims at top and bottom and incised geometric chevron and triangle patterns across the body

Unknown, Cylinder Seal, about 3300-2900 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Cylinder Seal
Place Made
Iran, Mesopotamia or Syria
Date Made
about 3300-2900 B.C.
Medium
Brown serpentine
Dimensions
Height: 1 in. (2.4 cm); Diameter: 7/16 in. (1.06 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.328
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.

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